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Maternal, Child & Family Health

Parents, spouses, and other family members play a central role in determining an individual’s health. At Carolina Nursing, we’re committed to improving the health of women, children and families using family-focused interventions.

Faculty Expertise & Practice

All Faculty

Nicole Forlan, DNP, WHNP-BC, IBCLC

Clinical Assistant Professor

Rebecca Hill, PhD, DNP, FNP-C, CNE, FAAN

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Interim Assistant Dean for Prelicensure Programs

Jean Hammer, DNP, FNP-BC, CNE, OCN

Clinical Assistant Professor

Scotty Switzer, MSN-Ed, RN, CNE, CCRN

Clinical Instructor

Cathi Propper, PhD

Associate Professor

Becky Salomon, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Kandyce Brennan, DNP, CNM

Clinical Assistant Professor

Catherine Crawford, PhD, RNC-OB

Clinical Assistant Professor

Stephanie Y. Fisher, DNP, MSN, RN

ANCC Accredited Provider Program Director & Assistant Professor

Wendell John, DNP, FNP-C

Clinical Instructor

Lisa Woodley, PhD, MSN-Ed, RN, CNE, CHPN, ANEF

Clinical Professor and Director of Global Education

Megan Williams, EdD, MSN, RN, FNP

Associate Professor & Division Chair, Acute, Tertiary and Specialty Care Innovations

SeonAe Yeo, RNC, PhD, FAAN

Professor Emerita

Marcia Van Riper, PhD, RN, FAAN

Professor Emerita

Natalia Villegas Rodriguez, PhD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, FAAN

Associate Professor

Suzanne Thoyre, PhD, RN, FAAN

Professor Emerita and Former Frances Hill Fox Distinguished Term Professor

Elizabeth Stone, PhD, MSN, CHSE, FAEN

Associate Professor

Karen Sheffield-Abdullah, PhD, RN, FACNM

Assistant Professor & EMPOWER Co-Director

Sheila Santacroce, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN

Distinguished Professor

Audra Noble Rankin, DNP, APRN, CPNP

Associate Professor and Director, DNP Program

Betty Nance-Floyd, PhD, RN, CNE, CNL

Associate Professor Emeritus

Rachel McInerney, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Professor

Amanda Brinson, DNP, RN, CPNP

Assistant Professor and PNP Program Director

Rhonda Lanning, DNP, CNM, LCCE, IBCLC, RN

Professor

Kathleen Knafl, PhD, FAAN

Professor Emerita

Maureen Kelly, MS, RN, CPNP

Associate Professor

Eric Hodges, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN

Associate Professor & Division Chair, Population and Biopsychosocial Health Innovations

Cheryl Woods Giscombe, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN

Senior Associate Dean and Chief Wellness Officer & Levine Family Distinguished Professor of Quality of Life, Health Promotion, and Wellness

Jean Davison, DNP, FNP-BC, FAAN

Professor

Beverly Foster, MN, MPH, PhD, RN

Clinical Professor Emerita

Leslie Davis, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, FACC, FAHA, FPCNA

Associate Professor

Jennifer D'Auria, PhD, RN, CPNP

Professor Emerita

Jennifer Alderman, PhD, MSN, RN, CNL, CNE, CHSE, NEA-BC

Clinical Professor & Interprofessional Education and Practice Director

Related Projects

Multilevel Determinants of Health

Symptom Trajectories in Infants and Toddlers at Risk for Chronic Feeding Problems

Suzanne Thoyre, PhD, RN, FAAN
Multilevel Determinants of Health

Promoting Stretching Exercise to Reduce Cardiovascular Health Risk in Late Pregnant Women with Obesity

SeonAe Yeo, RNC, PhD, FAAN
Practice and Service

Mobile Health Clinic

Practice and Service

Rhonda Lanning | UNC Birth Partners

Recent News & Publications

News

Through the Doula Scholars program, Katherine Acierno lives on

News

Sheffield-Abdullah featured on NPR’s All Things Considered for insights on rising maternal deaths in the U.S.

News

Lauren Hicks awarded grant to explore racial disparities in prenatal care

News

Karen Sheffield-Abdullah named Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives

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